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School board closes 2009-10 with surplus
NAUGATUCK — It’s official: the Board of Education managed to close its books for the 2009-10 fiscal year without a bailout from the borough. In fact, according to information released this week by Chairwoman Kathleen Donovan, the school system closed out the budget year June 30 with a surplus of more than $2,000. In... »
School board selects James Jordan
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education last week appointed Democrat James Jordan, a former member of the borough Planning Commission, to fill the seat vacated June 30 by Thomas McKirryher. According to charter rules and state statute, the board needed to replace McKirryher, a Democrat, with another Democrat. The board will, with Jordan’s appointment,... »
School board adopts 2010-11 budget
NAUGATUCK — The school board adopted its 2010-11 budget at a special meeting last Wednesday night, closing what was once a nearly $7 million gap between the borough’s allocation and the school system’s projected expenses. Moments after the board voted, 6-2, to approve the spending plan, Superintendent John Tindall-Gibson said administration informed 16 borough... »
Region 16 budget squeaks by at referendum
PROSPECT — The support of Prospect voters was enough to counteract Beacon Falls’ rejection, and a $36.6 million Region 16 school budget passed at referendum Tuesday, 831-722. In Prospect, the tally was 522-389, in favor of the budget; in Beacon Falls, it was 333-309, against. About 16 percent of registered voters in the district... »
Borough to scale back school board’s request
NAUGATUCK — The joint boards of mayor and burgesses and finance are poised to award the school board a $300,000, or .5 percent, increase for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The Board of Education last week requested an $899,000, or 1.6 percent, increase and warned that further budget cuts would cripple the educational program in... »
Board of Ed. presents budget
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education last Thursday presented its 2010-11 budget request—which represents an $899,000, or 1.6 percent, increase over the current year’s budget—to the joint boards of Mayor and Burgesses and Finance. The request reflects all of the school board’s recent cost-reducing adjustments: a switch of health insurance benefits managers, the cutting... »
Borough expects $1.2m decline in revenue
NAUGATUCK — Mayor Bob Mezzo learned of a projected $1.2 million revenue loss for the 2010-11 fiscal year shortly before the Board of Education met Monday night to pare its budget and prepare a final number to request from Town Hall. So even as the education board strove to find ways to achieve the... »
Parents worry about class sizes
NAUGATUCK — Even though enrollment in the borough’s public school system is at a low ebb—it has dwindled by about 15 percent since 2001—the closure of Salem school, which has been put on hold for now (see story here), would necessitate larger class sizes at Central Avenue, Prospect Street and Western schools, where Salem... »
BOE votes to keep Salem open, for now
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education voted, 4-3, Monday to overturn its March 30 vote to close Salem School, but members acknowledged the decision might need to be revisited, depending on how much money the school system is allocated for the 2010-11 fiscal year. By an identical vote, members approved, 4-3, a budget request... »
CN Headlines 4-16-10
State Rep. Theresa Conroy (D-15th District) announces her reelection bid, and the Naugatuck Board of Education budget situation continues to intensify. »